Château Talbot

Château Talbot is a winery located in the heart of Médoc, in the commune of Saint-Julien-Beychevelle, in the southwest of France. The first references to its existence date back to the 15th century, a time when it was owned by sir John Talbot, governor of Aquitaine and Earl of Shrewsbury.

Included as a Fourth Grand Cru Classé in the Bordeaux Wine Classification of 1855, and after changing hands several times, Château Talbot was acquired in 1917 by Désiré Cordier, and to this day it remains under the ownership of his descendants, specifically the fourth generation of the family.

The long tradition, a product of its centuries-old history, and the privileged location on the banks of the Gironde estuary of its 110-hectare vineyard, one of the largest in the small A.O.C. Saint-Julien, make Château Talbot a key winery in this region of Bordeaux. With fruits of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, and petit verdot, which grow on alluvial gravel soils over limestone and fossils, the winery produces three wines: two reds, including its grand vin named after the estate itself, which accounts for more than half of the total production, and the unique white wine Caillou Blanc.